Final Exam: Software Product Management Proficiency

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

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  Distinguish between the two types of software products
  

  identify the key components of software products
  

  describe what software product management is
  

  identify the purpose of the prioritization stage of the product management lifecycle
  

  identify key activities in the idea management stage of the product management lifecycle
  

  list the questions you aim to answer in the specifications stage of the product management lifecycle
  

  list the key questions you aim to answer in the specifications stage of the product management lifecycle
  

  describe the purpose of the product manager role
  

  recognize essential character traits of effective software product managers
  

  distinguish between the three types of product managers
  

  distinguish between the product owner and product manager roles
  

  distinguish between the project and project manager roles in a product team
  

  identify the key responsibilities of a product marketing manager
  

  describe the product owner's role
  

  list the phases in the waterfall software process model
  

  identify key characteristics of the incremental software process model
  

  list the phases of the rad software process model
  

  recognize key characteristics of the spiral software process model
  

  identify considerations for selecting an agile software process model
  

  identify the advantages and disadvantages of the prototyping software process model
  

  identify the key concepts that define what agile software product management is
  

  describe the need for organizations to adopt an agile software product management approach
  

  identify best practices for overcoming agile software management approach adoption
  

  recognize activities to ensure agile adoption alignment throughout the organization
  

  describe the differences between agile and waterfall software product management models
  

  recognize common disadvantages of agile as a software product management model
  

  identify common misconceptions about agile as a software product management model
  

  list the steps to transition from a waterfall to an agile software product management approach
  

  identify key agile software product management best practices
  

  list the activities included in gathering requirements for software product management
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  describe the purpose and value of software product requirements
  

  identify the steps for effective product requirements gathering
  

  distinguish between the different types of software product requirements
  

  describe the importance of close client collaboration when gathering software product requirements
  

  distinguish between the key components of user stories
  

  distinguish between functional and non-functional requirements
  

  identify the purpose and benefits of user stories for documenting software product requirements
  

  identify the purpose and key characteristics of a prd
  

  recognize key elements of effective requirements documentation
  

  recognize key benefits of a software product backlog
  

  list best practices for creating a product backlog
  

  recognize the advantages and purpose of user story mapping
  

  describe the value and purpose of release planning in software product management
  

  recognize best practices when planning your product release
  

  describe the value and purpose of a software development plan in software product management
  

  list the steps in the affinity mapping estimation technique
  

  differentiate between the t-shirt size, dot voting, bucket system, and three-point methods and when to best use them for estimating
  

  distinguish between the t-shirt size, dot voting, bucket system, and three-point methods and when to best use them for estimating
  

  recognize the characteristics and steps in velocity-based planning
  

  identify the purpose and steps in story point estimation
  

  identify the steps story point estimation
  

  describe the value and purpose of agile metrics for measuring software product development
  

  list the key benefits of measuring and tracking metrics
  

  recognize key principles to follow when using metrics for measuring software product development
  

  recognize the key characteristics of the sprint burndown technique
  

  identify the key purpose of using a cumulative flow diagram
  

  identify how control charts can be used to visualize key metrics
  

  distinguish between the key purpose of retrospectives and reviews
  

  distinguish between the key focus in retrospectives vs. reviews
  

  recognize key best practices for conducting retrospectives